Should I build my own Computer?

the difference should not be $800, I have not checked prices for a while but the difference used to be 200 to 400 depending.

also what are the main 2 uses of this pc?

this is better, how much does this comeup to be in newegg?

Here you go Ticket# 479781 --- $2165 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - HAF 922
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 (Intel P67 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition) (Extreme Performance)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition WD1002FAEX)
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 1: Noctua NH-U12P SE Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: FREE: Overclock the processor between 3.6GHz to 3.9GHz
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Well in all fairness its not fair to compare that to my build if we are comparing prices, somethings are not the same.

I'm not saying its not a good system, tho I think you should go intel for ssd.

I did the same when comparing prices back when I was looking at getting a rig here.. ended up saving $800 between Newegg Amazon and Directron with shipping and made a few improvements too like a 850watt instead of 750watt, higher speed ram. I didn't even include the shipping cost for the Digital Storm setup I wanted in the price difference.

The pricing is just odd on some things like RAM.. with digital storm going from 4gig to 8gig costs $167 more and that's what it costs on Newegg for 8gig of RAM running 1866 instead of 1600 (and they even throw in a RAM cooler and lifetime warranty) DS is charging that on top of the 4gig of RAM already that you can't figure out what they're charging for. Plus with Newegg you know what RAM your getting not some "DS certified" I'm sorry but I hate that I want to know what it is.. if its dual channel kit, what its timings are, etc.

Another really big price variation I noticed was the CPU cooler.. $150 for the Noctua DH-14? $80 from Amazon. I know its a business which means some middleman fees.. but that is insane.

If your looking for a budget build then do it yourself. Everyone seems happy with what they get from Digital Storm though so if you can afford it and don't want to mess with building it yourself or dealing with faulty parts etc then probably not a good idea you do it yourself. I coulda sworn the price difference was lower back before Sandy Bridge came out so who knows maybe the demand on them is so high they hiked up the prices for awhile. Supply and demand its what keeps the world turning.

$500 difference sound more like what I was expecting, still a little higher but with 3 year warranty and testing and etc, it worth it IMO, but if the budget is not there then you have no choice but to build it yourself.

850HX ftw

Edited by DST4ME - 20 Jan 2011 at 12:37am

justin has kept mentioning it but its a no go so far.

I'm just chiming in here to say that I feel this topic has been discussed thoroughly and to stop it constantly rising back up in the 'Configuration Discussion' area, I'm moving it to the 'General Discussion' area.